The ancient Britons spoke Celtic languages like Welsh. The Romans made Britain a colony in 43 AD but Latin didn't become the language of the common people. Not many of the ancient Britons knew Latin and they didn't feel happy with a new language.

In the 5th century AD, the Romans left Britain because they had problems at home. The Angles, Saxons and Jutes then went to England from Denmark and Germany. They brought their own Germanic languages. These languages became Old English. The story of English began.

Beowulf _________ (be) a great fighter 1,000 years ago. He _________ (win) many battles against monsters and dragons. Grendel was a terrible monster from Denmark. He _______ (have) big teeth and he was very strong. Grendel __________ (not sleep) and __________ (not eat).

2. She got up at 5.30 and ate / had bread and (drank) water for breakfast. She didn't go to school, she went to work. Her work began at 6.30. She ate / had meat for lunch. She got home at 5.00. She made clothes in the evening. Before she went to bed, she told a story to her sister. She didn't sleep in a bed, she slept on the floor.

3. Beowulf was a great fighter 1,000 years ago. He won many battles against monsters and dragons. Grendel was a terrible monster from Denmark. He had big teeth and he was very strong. Grendel didn't sleep and didn't eat.

He drank blood. King Hrothgar of Denmark paid Beowulf to kill Grendel.

Beowulf went to Denmark, fought the monster and killed it. King Hrothgar gaveBeowulf a lot of money. Beowulf left Denmark and didn't come back.